Arnie hit on me in the 1970s, claims Sandra Bernhard

New York: People who were aware of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s flirty character might not have been shocked by his recent news of fathering a love child with his housekeeper, like comedienne Sandra Bernhard.

She has claimed that the former California governor had once made a pass at her by hitting on her back.

Before his Hollywood career and political run, during a time when he was only known as the reigning Mr. Olympia, Schwarzenegger approached Bernhard along Venice Beach, according to her claim.

"In the ``70s when I moved to LA I was on the beach by Gold``s Gym," the New York Daily News quoted Bernhard as telling PopEater.

"I was young, skinny as a stick, staring at the ocean, dreaming of the future, and Arnold came up to me and he was hitting on me. I don``t date Germans so nothing happened," she added.

But like many people, Bernhard wonders why his wife Maria Shriver never noticed what was going on right under her nose.

"I love Maria Shriver. All these years it``s been, what is she thinking? It`s the Kennedy tragedy. Just to keep it going," she said.